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The Radium Girls
Kate Moore
In 1920s America, radium - a radioactive
poison - was the wonder element that made
watches and aviation panels glow in the dark.
The Radium Girls tells the true story of the
young women who applied it in the factories
of companies like Cold Light and Radium Dial,
and then contracted terrifying new forms of
cancer. In the face of industry-wide denial,
negligence and deceit, the radium girls bravely
took their employers to court and changed
the world for the better. From extensively
researched legal documents, scientific
evidence, personal letters and newspaper
coverage, Kate Moore has crafted a compelling
and emotive cultural history.
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